Water Heaters Use Lots of Energy. The D.O.E. Wants to Change That.
www.nytimes.com
The Biden administration is tightening efficiency rules for water heaters, stoves and other appliances, and conservative politicians are dialing up their criticisms.
  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Is that because they were already efficient or because they can’t reasonably be made more sense efficient?

    • Cort@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 months ago

      I would assume both. They transfer basically all the heat generated into the water and only heat when water is being used.